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Also, there were no deaths in an accident on 35 per cent of the roads scrutinised including eight of the 51 motorways.

Rebecca Donohue, of classic car and motorcycle insurance broker Carole Nash, who made the FOI request, said: “It is very positive to note that the number of accidents is steadily decreasing year on year.”

The safest motorway was found to be the M49, which covers the Bristol and Gloucestershire area. There has been just 11 accidents between 2007 and 2016, none of which resulted in a death.